The Protective Power of God

Verse 1

God will our strength and refuge prove, In all distress a present aid, And, though the trembling earth remove, We will not fear nor be dismayed.

Verse 2

Our trust in god shall still abide tho' hills be shaken from their seat, And though the ocean's swelling tide Against the trembling mountains beat.

Verse 3

A river flows, whose living streams Make glad the city of our God, The holy place where glory beams Where God Most High has His abode.

Verse 4

God has in her His dwelling made, And she shall nevermore be moved; Her God shall early give her aide, Her constant helper He has proved.

Verse 5

The kings and nations raged in pride; He spake, the earth did melt away; The Lord of Hosts is on her side, Our fathers' God, our strength and stay.

Verse 6

Come, see the works of God displayed, The wonders of His mighty hand, What desolations He has made, What ruin spread through all the land.

Verse 7

Through all the peopled earth He makes The dreadful scourge of war to cease, The implements of battle breaks, And makes the nations dwell in peace.

Verse 8

Be still, ye nations, bow in fear, And know that I alone am God; To us the Lord of Hosts is near, Our fathers' God is our abode.